Rubber
Chinese tyre year-on-year production declines by 21.7 %

According to ChemGuide.Asia, the Chinese tyre year-on-year production has declined by 21.7 % in December 2008.

Rubber Polyurethanes
Rohm and Haas sues Dow over delayed merger

A press release, published by ICIS news on 26 January 2009, reported that the “US specialty chemicals producer Rohm and Haas sued Dow Chemical on Monday, ...

Rubber
IRSG presents review of its activities in 2008

The International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) has recently presented a brief overview of its activities in 2008, the year of the relocation of the IRSG ...

Rubber
Dow Europe to increase prices for polyethylene and polystyrene

Effective 1 February 2009, or as contract terms allow, Dow Europe GmbH is announcing a price increase across the European, Middle Eastern, African and Indian ...

Rubber
Malaysia to cut rubber exports

Source: Daily "The Star", Kuala Lumpur; 23 Jan 2009

Rubber
Malaysia to cut rubber exports

Malaysia expects to slash its rubber and rubber product exports by 57,050 tonnes in 2009 as part of its joint efforts with top producers Indonesia and Thailand ...

Rubber Polyurethanes
Huntsman to cut workforce by 9%, plans to close pigments plant in Grimsby

Huntsman announced that it will reduce its full-time employment by approximately 1,175 positions by year-end 2009 - more than 9 % of its 12,770 employees. ...

Rubber Polyurethanes
Rohm and Haas cuts 900 more jobs

The chemical maker Rohm and Haas plans to cut 900 jobs, or approximately 6 % of its workforce, due to the slowing economy and widespread market weakness.

Rubber Polyurethanes
Invista to close nylons production at Wilton

Invista Textiles (UK) Ltd. is in talks with trade unions and employee representatives to cease production at the company’s Wilton site on Teesside. Up to 300 ...

Rubber
Presidential limousine travels with Goodyear tyres

Barack Obama’s official limousine will be carried on Goodyear tyres, continuing a decades-long tradition as the exclusive tyre for the presidential limo, and ...

Rubber
Acquisition of LII Europe activities finalised

AkzoNobel has completed the acquisition of the business and assets of LII Europe. The acquired activities will be integrated into AkzoNobel Industrial ...

Rubber Polyurethanes
AkzoNobel to divest Non-Stick Coatings activities

AkzoNobel said in a press release from 16 January that it has agreed to divest its non-stick coatings business to privately-owned, US-based company Whitford ...

Rubber Polyurethanes
Cooperation for bio-based products and solutions

Dow Chemical International Pvt. Ltd. and Royal Castor Products Ltd., Sidhpur, Gujarat have signed a commitment to conduct research in sustainable, bio–based ...

Rubber
Equistar to restart olefins unit

Equistar Chemicals, LP, announced that its olefins unit at La Porte, TX, USA, will return to service before the end of January.

Rubber
PolyOne to cut 370 jobs, close Canada plant, reduce work hours

PolyOne Corporation, the specialised manufacturer of plastics and vinyls, recently announced restructuring and cost savings measures as a result of declines in ...

Rubber Polyurethanes
BASF closes its BDO and THF production in Korea

BASF has announced that it plans to permanently close its production facility for 1,4-butanediol (BDO) and tetrahydrofuran (THF) in Ulsan, which has been ...

Rubber
MALAYSIA: Two centres for sago and rubber research

Source: Daily "The Star", Kuala Lumpur; 15 Jan 2009

Rubber
MALAYSIA: Sarawak farmers in rubber venture

Source: Daily "The Star", Kuala Lumpur; 13 Jan 2009

Rubber Polyurethanes
LyondellBasell's non-US operations not affected by Chapter 11 filing

LyondellBasell Industries, one of the world's largest polymers, petrochemicals and fuels companies, has issued the following statement on 8 January 2009, ...

Rubber
MALAYSIA: Boost demand for rubber, says Risda

Source: Daily "The Star", Kuala Lumpur; 9 Jan 2009

Rubber Polyurethanes
LyondellBasell’s U.S. operations and one of its European holding companies file Chapter 11

LyondellBasell Industries announced on 6 January that, in order to facilitate a restructuring of its debts, its U.S. operations and one of its European holding ...

Rubber
VIETNAM: Vietnam's rubber cut too small for impact - Exports still earning revenue for Hanoi

Source: Daily "Bangkok Post", Bangkok; 7 Jan 2009

Rubber
IISRP starts online registration for annual general meeting

The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers (IISRP) has launched the registration website for its 50th annual general meeting in New ...

Rubber Polyurethanes
Stepan Europe acquires the CECA esterquat and phosphate ester product lines

Stepan Europe has purchased two product lines from CECA, a subsidiary of Arkema with headquarters in Paris, France.

Rubber Thermoplastic Elastomers
Rubber Division, ACS celebrates 100th anniversary

The Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) celebrates 100 years of service to people and organisations associated with the rubber and affiliated ...

Rubber
THAILAND: Pressure still on rubber prices

Source: Daily "Bangkok Post", Bangkok; 31 Dec 2008

Rubber Polyurethanes
Evonik and Daimler establish alliance for lithium-ion batteries

Based on lithium-ion technology from Evonik Industries AG, Essen, and with the expertise of Daimler AG, Stuttgart, both groups will drive forward the research, ...